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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 12860" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Thanks for the info guys <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite22" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />.</p><p></p><p>Treated all the hives with Apivar this spring which has done an <em>almost</em> good job, but still seeing an occasional sign of mites.</p><p></p><p>I'm scared of OA/GL strips because of the damage they have done to my bees in the past, but on the other hand having some mites is not good either. So I'm planning to put just one staple in each hive when I super them up, hopefully it will have a repressive effect on any mites present, and not damage the hives. I hope <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" />.</p><p></p><p>Re the hanging out to dry thing, won't work around here. With our high humidity a freshly made strip hung out would absorb water, not dry.</p><p></p><p>My own strips I had made from a cardboard material, drying not needed because after the strips are made and packed, they slowly expand until any liquid on the surface is absorbed and they are dry to the touch. I was able to install these strips to the hives without gloves, and also got better results with them than the bought ones.</p><p></p><p>With this season forecast to be very dry, I am hoping that will also reduce potential harm to the bees from the strips. Very broadly, people who have had success with OA/GL strips have been in lower humidity areas, people who have not have been in humid areas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 12860, member: 13"] Thanks for the info guys (y). Treated all the hives with Apivar this spring which has done an [I]almost[/I] good job, but still seeing an occasional sign of mites. I'm scared of OA/GL strips because of the damage they have done to my bees in the past, but on the other hand having some mites is not good either. So I'm planning to put just one staple in each hive when I super them up, hopefully it will have a repressive effect on any mites present, and not damage the hives. I hope :oops:. Re the hanging out to dry thing, won't work around here. With our high humidity a freshly made strip hung out would absorb water, not dry. My own strips I had made from a cardboard material, drying not needed because after the strips are made and packed, they slowly expand until any liquid on the surface is absorbed and they are dry to the touch. I was able to install these strips to the hives without gloves, and also got better results with them than the bought ones. With this season forecast to be very dry, I am hoping that will also reduce potential harm to the bees from the strips. Very broadly, people who have had success with OA/GL strips have been in lower humidity areas, people who have not have been in humid areas. [/QUOTE]
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